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Ventricular assist device VAD

Mayo Clinic s approach

Mayo Clinic VAD team A team of doctors and other staff discusses ventricular assist device (VAD) care. Note: Items within this content were created prior to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and do not demonstrate proper pandemic protocols. Please follow all recommended Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for masking and social distancing. Mayo Clinic provides you with a wide range of possible ventricular assist devices. Mayo Clinic doctors with training in a wide array of specialties work together to provide coordinated, comprehensive care. Cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons may work with nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physical therapists, social workers and other medical specialists to provide collaborative care. Individualized approach. Doctors at Mayo Clinic provide care for you as a whole person. Doctors take the time to get to know you and work with you to provide exactly the care you need. Pediatric expertise. Sometimes a child may need to have a ventricular assist device implanted. Doctors trained in pediatric cardiology and cardiovascular surgery care for children who have heart disease at Mayo Clinic s campus in Minnesota. Advanced treatment. Mayo Clinic provides many innovative treatments for people with advanced heart failure, including offering ventricular assist devices as a treatment option for complex heart problems such as restrictive cardiomyopathy, amyloidosis and other high-risk conditions. Accessible locations. Mayo Clinic's campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota each offer a Heart Failure Clinic staffed by a team of cardiologists and other specialists trained in evaluating and treating heart failure. Each of these three sites can be accessed by nearby international airports. Innovative research. Mayo surgeons have used their expertise to develop innovative designs of ventricular assist devices to use in specific cases.

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Expertise and rankings

Mayo Clinic cardiologists and cardiac surgeons have expertise in treating people who may need ventricular assist devices (VADs). Each year, more than 77 people have VADs implanted at Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic VAD care team A team of Mayo doctors discusses ventricular assist device care.

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Mayo Clinic campuses are nationally recognized for expertise in cardiology and cardiovascular surgery: Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is ranked among the Best Hospitals for heart and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report. Mayo Clinic Children's Center in Rochester is ranked the No. 1 hospital in Minnesota, and the five-state region of Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2022–2023 "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings. Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, are ranked among the Best Hospitals for heart and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report. Mayo Clinic care team Mayo doctors and other staff collaborate as a team to care for people who may need ventricular assist devices. With Mayo Clinic's emphasis on collaborative care, specialists at each of the campuses — Minnesota, Arizona and Florida — interact very closely with colleagues at the other campuses and the Mayo Clinic Health System. Learn more about Mayo Clinic's cardiovascular surgery and cardiovascular diseases departments' expertise and rankings.

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Explore Mayo Clinic studies of tests and procedures to help prevent, detect, treat or manage conditions. By Mayo Clinic Staff Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic Doctors & Departments May 11, 2022 Print Share on: FacebookTwitter Show references Yancy CW, et al. 2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA focused update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of heart failure. Circulation. 2017; doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000509. Ventricular assist device. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/ventricular-assist-device. Accessed June 8, 2021. Miller LW, et al. Evolution of left ventricular assist device therapy for advanced heart failure: A review. JAMA Cardiology. 2018; doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2018.0522. Vieira JL, et al. Mechanical circulatory support devices in advanced heart failure: 2020 and beyond. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 2020; doi:10.1016/j.pcad.2020.09.003. Bonow RO, et al., eds. Mechanical circulatory support. In: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 11th ed. Elsevier; 2019. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed June 8, 2021. Brown AY. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic. May 21, 2021. How can I prepare for heart surgery? American Heart Association. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/consumer-healthcare/answers-by-heart-fact-sheets/answers-by-heart-fact-sheets-treatments-and-tests. Accessed June 8, 2021. Office of Patient Education. Getting ready for heart surgery. Mayo Clinic; 2011. Brown DL. Ventricular assist device therapy in advanced heart failure. In: Cardiac Intensive Care. 3rd ed. Elsevier. 2019. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed June 8, 2021. Mancini D. Practical management of long-term mechanical circulatory support devices. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed June 8, 2021. O'Horo JC, et al. Left ventricular assist device infections: A systematic review. ASAIO Journal. 2018; doi:10.1097/MAT.0000000000000684. Allen LA, et al. Effectiveness of an intervention supporting shared decision making for destination therapy left ventricular assist device: The DECIDE-LVAD randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2018; doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.8713. Pasrija C, et al. Less invasive left ventricular assist device implantation may reduce right ventricular failure. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 2019; doi:10.1093/icvts/ivz143. Bachmann JM, et al. Association of cardiac rehabilitation with decreased hospitalizations and mortality after ventricular assist device implantation. JACC Heart Failure. 2018; doi:10.1016/j.jchf.2017.11.002. Sen A, et al. Mechanical circulatory assist devices: A primer for critical care and emergency physicians. Critical Care. 2016; doi:10.1186/s13054-016-1328-z. Parsons PE, eds. Ventricular assist device. In: Critical Care Secrets. 6th ed. Elsevier; 2019. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed June 18, 2021. Rosenbaum AN (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic. June 21, 2021. Dunlay SM (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic. March 12, 2019.

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